Guernsey (2005)
-
67% of critics liked it
(6 reviews) -
47% of users liked it
(145 ratings)
Anna is a is a quiet, slightly timid woman of thirty. She lives with her family in the suburbs of a major city. Anna and her husband Sebastiaan have a calm and steady relationship. Before they got married he was her older sister's lover. Now all three seem good friends.Anna is an irrigation… More Anna is a is a quiet, slightly timid woman of thirty. She lives with her family in the suburbs of a major city. Anna and her husband Sebastiaan have a calm and steady relationship. Before they got married he was her older sister's lover. Now all three seem good friends.Anna is an irrigation specialist who often travels to developing countries. During one of her visits abroad a female colleague commits suicide. The woman has hung herself. Anna finds her. Even though Anna wasn't close with the woman, her death makes a big impact on her. No one seems to know why she has killed herself. For the first time, Anna realizes that you can remain unknown even to those you have most dear. When the dead woman's husband very quickly finds a new wife, Anna's image is confirmed. It is as if the dead woman never existed.At home Anna doesn't tell anyone about the incident with the dead woman. Instead she begins to observe her husband and her family and asks herself what she means to them. Guernsey is the story of a woman who suddenly looks at her own life and wonders how she became miles apart from the people she is closest to. -- © Circe Films
- Directed By
- Nanouk Leopold
- Genres
- Art House & International, Drama
- In Theaters
- Aug 25, 2005 Wide
- Studio
- Circe Films
Critic Reviews
-
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
A cool slice of European minimalist drama.
-
Nathan Lee, New York Times
Of all the modes of modern alienation, there is none so persistent and arbitrary as finding oneself trapped in a glacially paced European art film.
-
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
...it's an oasis of visual gravity, firmly tripod-rooted to the ground and entirely free of handheld manipulations. Sharply acted under the restrictive circumstances, the film might be too preconceived for its own good...
-
Lisa Nesselson, Variety
Rock solid visual assurance carries the day in this tale of few words.
-
Boyd van Hoeij, european-films.net
The performances from her actors are tops, but what steals the show is Leopold's mastery of her visual language, dominated by Richard van Oosterhout's sumptuous widescreen lensing.
See more critic ratings and reviews on Rotten Tomatoes
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
No Featured Audience Ratings Found…
Currently unavailable on Flixster
Also available on
Other Retailers
Subscription Services
Cast
-
Maria Kraakman
as Anna
-
Fedja van Huêt
as Sebastian
- Johanna ter Steege
- Frank Vercruyssen